发明名称 Rinse aid release detection method
摘要 A dishwashing machine configured to detect the presence of rinse aid in fluid in a washing chamber of the dishwashing machine. An electronic controller selects the drying stage of the dishwashing cycle based on whether rinse aid is present.
申请公布号 US8968486(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.03.03
申请号 US201314031339 申请日期 2013.09.19
申请人 Whirlpool Corporation 发明人 Allen Douglas T.;King Jonathan D.;Lau Brooke L.;Szostak Jacek
分类号 A47L15/44;A47L15/00;A47L15/42 主分类号 A47L15/44
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. A dishwashing machine, comprising: a tub defining a washing chamber, a number of dish racks positioned in the washing chamber, a pump operable to circulate fluid during a dishwashing cycle, at least one sprayer to spray fluid from the pump onto the number of dish racks during the dishwashing cycle, a dispenser for introducing a rinsing aid into the washing chamber for a rinsing stage of the dishwashing cycle, a turbidity sensor operable to measure turbidity of fluid in the washing chamber and generate an electrical output signal indicative thereof, and an electronic controller electrically coupled to the turbidity sensor, the controller comprising (i) a processor, and (ii) a memory device electrically coupled to the processor, the memory device having stored therein a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, is configured to cause the processor to: (a) communicate with the turbidity sensor to determine a first turbidity level of fluid in the washing chamber while fluid is being sprayed into the washing chamber of the dishwashing cycle, (b) generate a control signal to operate the dispenser for the rinsing stage, (c) determine a second turbidity level of fluid in the washing chamber while fluid is being sprayed into the washing chamber, (d) determine a presence of rinse aid in fluid in the washing chamber based on a difference between the first and second turbidity levels, and (d) modify a drying stage of the dishwashing cycle when rinse aid is present in the fluid.
地址 Benton Harbor MI US